In North Carolina way back in the hills, there lived my pappy and he had him a still. "White Lightning" - The Big Bopper
Providence Friars
82 – 91
FINAL Conference
Xavier Musketeers
Big East Conference · Amica Mutual Pavilion · February 13, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread XAV -2.5 Away covered
O/U 144.5 Over
Money PROV +135 / XAV -155
Model Predictions
Spread Total PROV win
Actual XAV +9 173 Lost
Massey XAV -1.7 (-7.3) — —
Massey Totals — 147.2 (+25.8) —
Bradley-Terry — — 39% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 39% ✓
Baseline Plus ML XAV -0.5 (-8.5) 144.6 (+28.4) 45% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ PROV -0.8 (-9.8) 145.1 (+27.9) 52% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML XAV -0.5 (-8.5) 144.2 (+28.8) 47% ✓
Baseline ML PROV -0.2 (-9.2) 144.8 (+28.2) 49% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 26, 2026 PROV 94 – 84 XAV
Jan 10, 2026 XAV 97 – 84 PROV
Mar 8, 2025 XAV 76 – 68 PROV
Feb 22, 2024 PROV 79 – 75 XAV
Jan 13, 2024 XAV 85 – 65 PROV

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings PROV XAV
Overall 12-20 22-12
Conference 6-14 13-7
Home 10-6 15-2
Away 2-9 5-7
Neutral 0-5 2-3
Last 5 2-3 2-3
Streak L6 L1
Avg Pts For 71.3 78.1
Avg Pts Against 72.5 71.6
Massey 6.6 (#86) 11.4 (#53)
Bradley-Terry 0.53 (#129) 1.56 (#61)
W. Bradley-Terry 1.05 (#100) 2.13 (#59)
RPI 0.516 (#148) 0.540 (#102)
Shooting & Four Factors PROV XAV
FG% 44.1% 45.6%
3PT% 36.0% 38.5%
REB / G 38.0 33.9
OREB / G 11.3 8.6
AST / TO 1.00 1.41
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 52.4% 52.8%
TOV% 18.9% 16.7%
ORB% 33.7% 26.7%
FT Rate 21.4% 29.4%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.3% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 13.4% 17.3%
DRB% 71.1% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.4% 21.7%

Game Analysis

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